Chapter 38 Rescue
◎Handsome in one word◎
Teacher Wen was almost pissed off to death by Qin Shu, but he just couldn't bring himself to lose face and ended up leaving in a huff.
This made Qin Shu a little confused, but because she was thinking about Xu Wen looking for her, Qin Shu quickly put the matter behind her and hurried out of the school.
But this time, Zhou Yin was not there. Only Xu Wen was sitting in the back seat, and the hover car was temporarily set to automatic driving.
"Where's Zhou Yin?"
"She has just arrived at the Desolate Planet ahead of time."
"What exactly happened? You just said in the terminal that it was related to Xiao Man. Isn't she training insects on the Desolate Planet? Did something go wrong?"
Xu Wen's face darkened. "Miss Xiaoman didn't have any problems. The problem was the giant snake she brought with her. That snake ate people."
Qin Shu finally understood why Xu Wen had such an expression. "What's going on?"
"Miss Xiaoman has been busy with her research these days and has been somewhat negligent in her management of the giant snake. However, the snake is quite human-like. Despite its terrifying appearance, it has never attacked anyone. The people at the base gradually became familiar with it and allowed it to roam freely on the desolate planet. But just this afternoon, the giant snake returned from its outing with a large belly and, in front of everyone, vomited up an old woman. The old woman had already passed away."
"Who is that old lady?"
"She's a Starlink citizen who's been living on Radiation Planet. Her name is Chen Lu. You know, no matter what their planet becomes, there's always a group of people who refuse to leave the place where they once took root. This planet has some of that kind of people too. Although most of those who stayed behind were affected by radiation sickness, which couldn't be cured, they gradually united and eventually formed a tribe that supported each other."
"Doesn't the Star Alliance care about them?"
"It's not that we're ignoring them. Over the past few decades, the Star Alliance has repeatedly sent people to take them away, but they've been rebuffed. Even though the various facilities and equipment they've sent us have been constantly upgraded, they often break down due to the intense radiation from this radiation planet, eventually becoming nothing more than scrap metal. Despite this, the Star Alliance continues to send supplies and equipment every month and accelerate various research projects on the radiation planet, hoping to quickly eliminate the effects of radiation and allow them to live a normal life. This trial planting project on the radiation planet is one of those projects."
"Have you checked Mrs. Chen's background?"
"I've checked. She's a doctor. When the disaster struck, she was unfortunately infected by radiation and became deformed. She was then abandoned by her husband and children. Over the years, she has been fulfilling her duties as a doctor, so she is very prestigious among those who stayed. Now they heard that the giant snake ate Old Madam Chen, and they were very excited. They rushed directly to the base, saying that they would kill the giant snake to avenge Old Madam Chen." Xu Wen's speech speed was getting faster and faster, but he tried to explain everything as clearly as possible.
"Where's Xiaoman?"
"You know her character. In order to protect the big snake, she almost released the poisonous insects she trained to deal with that group of people. Now she has been temporarily appeased by Zhou Yin." Xu Wen frowned as he spoke. He arranged for Zhou Yin to go, firstly because Xiao Man knew that Zhou Yin was someone close to Qin Shu and would give him some face, and secondly, he wanted Zhou Yin to pay attention to protecting Xiao Man. Although Xiao Man is a heroic spirit, no one can defeat her if they really fight.
But Xu Wen vaguely felt that something was not right.
"Have you found out the cause of the old lady's death?"
"We found out. He died of poisoning."
"Snake venom?" Qin Shu frowned.
"No, it's—the nameless poison."
"Nameless poison?"
"Yes, we screened all the poison samples recorded in the Star Alliance system library, but we didn't find the corresponding poison sample. This is a new type of poison, and everything about it is unknown."
"Those who stayed behind don't accept the autopsy results?"
"Yes, they think that the Interstellar Federation is protecting Miss Xiaoman. We can find ways to solve other problems, but Miss Xiaoman still needs you to go there in person."
Qin Shu nodded, feeling a little heavy in her heart.
…
Radiation Star was not too far from Sigma 13. The planet was very small, and a thunderstorm happened to occur when they arrived.
Qin Shu raised her hand and glanced at her terminal. The screen flashed and then went black.
Qin Shu finally understood what Xu Wen meant when he said, "The radiation on this planet is too strong, and various equipment often breaks down."
"This way." Xu Wen took Qin Shu off the starship, changed to an old manual vehicle prepared in advance, and drove all the way to the planting research base set up by the Interstellar Federation here.
Before they got close to the base, they saw a crowd of people outside the base gate. Most of them were elderly people, with very few young people. Many of them had been distorted due to radiation and looked very scary. They cursed and roared, demanding that the Star Alliance hand over the bodies of Dahei and Old Lady Chen.
The guards at the base could only passively intercept them out of consideration for their age and poor health, but the besiegers didn't care at all. They beat them, tore them apart, threw stones at them, and some even brought sticks, knives and other things and stabbed the guards without hesitation.
Even though the guards were wearing armor, some were still injured by this group of people through the locked door.
At this time, these people heard the engine sound of Qin Shu and their vehicle and rushed over with weapons in hand.
Xu Wen frowned when he saw this.
Qin Shu suddenly said, "I'll do it."
After saying that, Xu Wen didn't even have time to react before Qin Shu unbuckled his seatbelt and stuffed him into the passenger seat, while Qin Shu stepped on the accelerator with an expressionless face.
The car suddenly accelerated and headed straight towards the crowd.
Qin Shu's car was getting closer and closer to the crowd, and the speed was getting faster and faster, but she didn't even have the slightest intention of stepping on the brakes!
"Qin Shu!" Xu Wen never expected Qin Shu to do this. When he was about to hit the old man in front, he finally couldn't help but reach out to turn Qin Shu's steering wheel.
However, Qin Shu held the steering wheel tightly and refused to give in.
However, when the group of people who rushed over saw how wild Qin Shu was, they all moved aside.
The old man in the front was unable to dodge and was about to be hit.
But in the last 0.1 seconds before the collision, Qin Shu suddenly turned the steering wheel and did a tailspin drift. The front of the car brushed against the old man who was unable to dodge, and then the car was parked sideways at the gate of the base.
As soon as the people at the base saw that it was one of their own cars, they immediately opened the door.
Qin Shu didn't hesitate at all. She just swung the rear end of the car and backed into the base. When the group of people surrounded her again, the base gate had been closed again. Qin Shu also blocked the base gate steadily, forming a fortress to protect the guards from being harmed.
"Get off the car." Qin Shu urged Xu Wendao.
Xu Wen finally reacted after hearing this and hurriedly got out of the car. His heart was still beating wildly until he and Qin Shu walked into the base.
"Boss." Qin Shu just walked into the base and saw Yun Shangjun greeting her from afar.
"Where is Xiaoman?" Qin Shu saw this and simply walked forward.
"Dahei's condition is not good. Miss Xiaoman, you can go over and take a look yourself." Yun Shangjun said, pointing in a direction to Qin Shu.
"Yeah." Qin Shu nodded and strode towards Xiao Man. As she walked, she didn't forget to say hello to Xu Wen, "You go find out the rest of the situation. I'll go see Xiao Man."
"good."
Only when she got closer did Qin Shu understand why Yun Shangjun hesitated to speak.
Because Xiaoman is now completely different from her usual cute and lively self. Her face is gloomy and she is kneeling beside Dahei, while Dahei is lying limply on the ground with his eyes closed. If it weren't for the occasional movement, he would look like he is dead. Countless poisonous creatures are constantly gathering around Xiaoman, many of which are animals that Qin Shu can't even name, and some familiar things have mutated into even more terrifying forms due to radiation.
Even though this corner seems peaceful now, it is only the calm before the storm.
Just a thought from Xiaoman and this place can turn into purgatory.
"Is Dahei okay?" Even though there were countless poisonous creatures gathered here, Qin Shu still walked towards Xiaoman without changing her expression, squatted down beside her, and then reached out to touch Dahei's head.
Xiao Man was dazed for a moment after hearing this, and then she finally reacted and grabbed Qin Shu's wrist. "Boss, please save Dahei! He suddenly became like this two minutes ago. We tried everything, but there's nothing we can do to save him! You are the only one left, boss. Please save him. I don't want any bonuses or anything like that, as long as you can save him!"
"Okay." Qin Shu let Xiao Man hold her wrist tightly. Even though it was very painful, she had no intention of letting her let go.
The recruitment bounty was quickly posted. Just in case, Qin Shu even spent a lot of money and directly posted five places for heroes. Soon, a hero took up the list.
Qin Shu didn't even have time to see who was answering the call before she summoned the other party.
"Save the snake." Before the man's figure was fully revealed, Qin Shu pulled him and spoke quickly.
The person who came also reacted quickly. He squatted in front of the great god and began to investigate.
At the same time, someone else took up Qin Shu's recruitment. However, this person was dressed in a strange way. He wore a pointed hat with a wide brim and a black cloak. He looked like a magician, not a medical Heroic Spirit. However, Qin Shu didn't care about that and directly pulled the person down: "Hurry and save him."
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